Taunton
14:00
Racing To School Blackbrook Primary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
Taunton Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38 Place: £1.10 £1.90 £2.50 Exacta: £8.90 Tricast: £38.89 Trifecta: £48.50
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Disputed lead - led clearly after 1st - headed and prominent before 4th - led again 4 out - ridden before 2 out - hard pressed when not fluent last - kept on well run-in(op 13/8)
7 G AVG Nicky Martin 165 lbs 11/8F Won
2nd
Prominent - not fluent 5th - pressed leader going best before 2 out - mistake last - soon ridden - every chance run-in - kept on(tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1)
7 G Poor Paul Nicholls 167 lbs 7/2 0.3
3rd
Held up in rear - headway from 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went third final 110yds - kept on but no match for first two(op 12/1 tchd 9/1)
7 G AVG Neil Mulholland 167 lbs 10/1 2.75
4th
Midfield - ridden home turn - headway from 2 out - briefly went third last - kept on
8 G Poor Milton Harris 151 lbs 9/2 1.25
5th
Took keen hold - disputed lead - prominent after 1st - ridden before 2 out - no extra and lost two places from last(op 14/1)
6 G Poor Nigel Hawke 142 lbs 25/1 .75
6th
Midfield - not fluent 5th - ridden after 3 out - well held when not fluent 2 out - made no impression(op 50/1)
8 M AVG Joe Tickle 148 lbs 66/1 5.5
7th
Raced wide - held up in rear - headway when not fluent 3 out - ridden home turn - no impression from 2 out(op 18/1)
8 G Poor Matt Sheppard 141 lbs 14/1 6.5
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8th
Midfield - not fluent 1st - bit short of room on inner after 3 out - ridden before 2 out - made no impression(op 50/1)
6 G Poor Carroll Gray 135 lbs 125/1 2.75
9th
Midfield - headway 3 out - ridden and well held when mistake 2 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding lost a right-fore shoe)(op 22/1)
6 G Poor Ben Pauling 153 lbs 28/1 12
10th
Prominent - ridden and lost position 4 out - weakened before 2 out
5 M Poor Tim Vaughan 160 lbs 16/1 3
11th
Raced wide - jumped left on occasions - prominent - mistake 1st - led before 4th - pushed along and headed when jumped left 4 out - weakened 3 out (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed)(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
6 G Poor Jimmy Frost 142 lbs 14/1 13
99th
Always towards rear - awkward jump 3 out - soon pulled up(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
6 G Poor Alexandra Dunn 164 lbs 40/1 -
99th
Prominent - slowed dramatically and lost ground 1st - soon in rear - struggling when hung right 4 out - weakened and pulled up after 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 66/1)
N/A Poor Alexandra Dunn 165 lbs 50/1 -
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99th
Prominent - ridden and lost ground before 4 out - in rear when pulled up after 3 out
4 F Poor David Pipe 146 lbs 40/1 -